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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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